The Bellevue war
Mandate of justice or murder by mob? : a true--and still controversial--story of Iowa as the Wild West
by Susan K. Lucke
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This history shows Iowa and adjacent areas as the early American Wild West, circa 1833-1850. Based on historical writings, documents, and records, it offers the definitive account of a gunfight between approximately 100 vigilantes and outlaws that occurred in Bellevue, Iowa Territory, on April 1, 1840, along the Mississippi River--the fate of the prisoners decided by a vote of colored beans. The book also explores settlement patterns and daily life on the trans-Mississippi frontier; organized crime as it moved with settlement across America; the coexistence of vigilantism and statute law in early America; more than 150 years of controversy surrounding the Bellevue War; and the lives of major people involved, including men who influenced the territory, state, and nation.
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Biography, Frontier and pioneer life, History, Organized crime, Outlaws, Pioneers, Sheriffs, Vigilantes, ViolencePlaces
Bellevue, Bellevue (Iowa), IowaTimes
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The Bellevue war: Mandate of justice or murder by mob? : a true--and still controversial--story of Iowa as the Wild West
2002, McMillen Pub., McMillen Publishing
Hardcover, Softcover
in English
- 1st ed.
1888223375 9781888223378
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-398) and index.
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